The S&P 500 is the benchmark index most investors use to measure performance, and for good reason. It comprises 500 of the largest companies in America, crisscrossing industries. The index represents the U.

Goldman Sachs cut its recession forecast for the U.S. to 35% from 45%, the first major brokerage to do so, after a temporary tariff truce with China boosted hopes of some easing in the global trade war.